June 19, 2026 • 11:44 am | Special Collections Research Center
On May 22, members of Special Collections traveled to Western Regional Archives to attend the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) workshop, Book Repair Basics: Practical Repairs for Library and Archives Collections. Sai Estep, Hannah Helmey, Kari Salisbury,...
June 17, 2026 • 2:50 pm | Special Collections Research Center
Friday, May 15th, marked the end of my term working as a Graduate Assistant in Belk Library’s Special Collections Research Center this Spring, and I am left with a great appreciation for the value that this experience has afforded me. Surprisingly, I never visited...
February 21, 2026 • 10:28 am | Special Collections Research Center
Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts, Greta Browning, had the opportunity to attend the Tenth Biennial International CODEX Book Art Fair & Symposium, February 7-9, 2026, in Oakland, California. She also was accepted to the Pre-Symposium Seminar led by Wellesley...
January 30, 2026 • 2:11 pm | Special Collections Research Center
Public Services Librarian Hannah Helmey recently had the opportunity to attend Bibliography Week, a yearly event held in New York City at the end of January. Centered around the annual meetings of “several national organizations devoted to book scholarship and the...
January 15, 2026 • 1:25 pm | Special Collections Research Center
Hello, my name is London Fowler, from Charlotte, North Carolina. I joined the Special Collections Research Center in January of this year, where I work as a Graduate Assistant on the Public Services team. Prior to joining, I graduated from Appalachian State in the...
August 8, 2025 • 12:53 pm | Special Collections Research Center
Hannah is joining the Special Collections Research Center as the Public Services Lecturer Librarian, where she will focus on instruction, research support, and outreach. She previously worked as the Associate Archivist at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville and as an...
July 15, 2025 • 9:45 am | Special Collections Research Center
Emily Kader is the Anne Belk Distinguished Professor and Curator for Distinctive Collections. She started her new position in September and oversees collection development and engagement for the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection and the Stock Car Racing Collection....
